Was thinking of selling my pride; then I had this done ...
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My grand plan has been thrown into turmoil!
Seriously considering selling my pride & joy as I have a new toy on the way ( ... as instructed by bank manager and "she that must be obeyed"). So I thought, give it a professional "clean" and it'll be easier to sell? Found my local detailer (never having used one before), Jay at Gleaming Kleen (www.gleamingkleen.co.uk) and this happened ...
(Here is the detailed write up by Jay........ )
Firstly i foamed the car with AG Powermax 3
Next up were the wheels and arches - i used Surfex HD and a brush for the arches and tyres and Epsuma Revolution Wheel Cleaner for the wheels:
AFTER
Wheels were clayed and treated to a coat of Zaino AIO
Wheel inners also recieved a coat of Zaino CS and inner tyre wall was dressed before fitting back on to vehicle
Next up I applied G101 to all door shuts and crevices and gave them a good clean with mitt
I then proceeded to wash the car with the 2 bucket method and Megs Shampoo Plus
My next step would usually be to clay, however customer had some protection film and a few other bits he wanted removed so I set about removing these first
Vehicle was then clayed with Sonus green and Megs Last Touch as lube
After claying vehicle was given another foam with a weak mix of AG Powermax 3 and rinsed at high pressure. Vehicle was dried and paintwork was inspected and paint measurements were taken using the Positestor 200
I set about finding a combo and settled on using Gloss It Evolution Cut on a 3M Polishing pad primed with Gloss It EVP, some area's on bonnet required 3M FCP
Due to the colour of vehicle I struggled to get some decent pics of the swirls and gave up after awhile but here is few defects that I did manage to capture.
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
Targa Tops removed to allow me to reach some of the tighter area's
After all correction was finished paintwork was then refined using Menz 85RD
Vehicle was given a IPA wipedown and a coat of Swissvax Divine was applied
Exhausts polished using Brillant Metal polishes
Wheel faces protected with Swissvax Autobahn and tryes dress with Swissvax Pneu
Interior was clean and only needed a good vacuum, all surfaces wiped down, leather cleaned and conditioned and all seals treated with Swissvax Seal Feed
Some finished shots
Short Vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCqvSliJnaA
To be honest it looks BETTER than new now! The paint almost looks alive!
Highly recommended!
Now ... do I sell or what?!
P.S. I DO have new PH stickers to put on!
Seriously considering selling my pride & joy as I have a new toy on the way ( ... as instructed by bank manager and "she that must be obeyed"). So I thought, give it a professional "clean" and it'll be easier to sell? Found my local detailer (never having used one before), Jay at Gleaming Kleen (www.gleamingkleen.co.uk) and this happened ...
(Here is the detailed write up by Jay........ )
Firstly i foamed the car with AG Powermax 3
Next up were the wheels and arches - i used Surfex HD and a brush for the arches and tyres and Epsuma Revolution Wheel Cleaner for the wheels:
AFTER
Wheels were clayed and treated to a coat of Zaino AIO
Wheel inners also recieved a coat of Zaino CS and inner tyre wall was dressed before fitting back on to vehicle
Next up I applied G101 to all door shuts and crevices and gave them a good clean with mitt
I then proceeded to wash the car with the 2 bucket method and Megs Shampoo Plus
My next step would usually be to clay, however customer had some protection film and a few other bits he wanted removed so I set about removing these first
Vehicle was then clayed with Sonus green and Megs Last Touch as lube
After claying vehicle was given another foam with a weak mix of AG Powermax 3 and rinsed at high pressure. Vehicle was dried and paintwork was inspected and paint measurements were taken using the Positestor 200
I set about finding a combo and settled on using Gloss It Evolution Cut on a 3M Polishing pad primed with Gloss It EVP, some area's on bonnet required 3M FCP
Due to the colour of vehicle I struggled to get some decent pics of the swirls and gave up after awhile but here is few defects that I did manage to capture.
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
Targa Tops removed to allow me to reach some of the tighter area's
After all correction was finished paintwork was then refined using Menz 85RD
Vehicle was given a IPA wipedown and a coat of Swissvax Divine was applied
Exhausts polished using Brillant Metal polishes
Wheel faces protected with Swissvax Autobahn and tryes dress with Swissvax Pneu
Interior was clean and only needed a good vacuum, all surfaces wiped down, leather cleaned and conditioned and all seals treated with Swissvax Seal Feed
Some finished shots
Short Vid
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCqvSliJnaA
To be honest it looks BETTER than new now! The paint almost looks alive!
Highly recommended!
Now ... do I sell or what?!
P.S. I DO have new PH stickers to put on!
He was working on it for about 3 days; better let Jay quote you on price as it all depends on car, condition and location I guess? I think what I paid was great value, considering the time and materials used. Got to be honest, I was a bit sceptical about detailers before I got the work done ... but the way the colours have been brought out and imperfections removed I'm completely convinced now! He's also recommended a cleaning regime that'll mean it can be kept in that condition quite easily and for a long time!
You guys are convincing me to keep it! Must introduce you to the bank manager ... and the real boss ... she'll really take convincing!
You guys are convincing me to keep it! Must introduce you to the bank manager ... and the real boss ... she'll really take convincing!
pitbull turbo said:
amazing results and a gorgous car it really is. out of interest what is replacing it as i must be pretty special?
i would give my right arm to have a t350.
oi theres a queue here you know. You can't just go cutting your arm off and expect to jump to the front.i would give my right arm to have a t350.
... now about my kidneys....
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